Redigerer Linux International (avsnitt)

===Sun Microsystems===
[[Fil:Solaris Snapshot.jpg|thumb|Operativsystemet [[OpenSolaris]] i 2007. Filsystemene [[ZFS]] og [[OpenZFS]] ble adoptert av [[Linuxkjernen]].{{byline|Foto: Mnts|9. august 2007}}]]
I mai 1998 ble Sun Microsystems tilsluttet Linux International. Sun Microsystems bidro samme år til å gi Linuxkjernen støtte for [[UltraSPARC II|UltraSPARC IIi]] på deres Sun 5 og deretter Sun 10 [[arbeidsstasjon]]er.<ref>Marjorie Richardson: [https://linuxgazette.net/issue29/richardson.html Sun Joins Linux International], ''Linux Gazette'', Issue 29, mai 1998</ref><ref>[https://www.ryt9.com/en/prg/14084 SUN Collaborates with Linux Community to make Linux Available for Ultrasparc Systems], ryt9.com, Press Release Local, Bankok, 9. desember 1998</ref><ref>[https://www.hpcwire.com/1998/12/11/linux-now-available-sun-ultrasparc-systems/ Linux Now Available for Sun UltraSPARC Systems], hpcwire.com, 11. desember 1998</ref><ref>Sun Microsystems: [https://www.itweb.co.za/content/WnpNgq2A43wMVrGd Sun and Linux community offer Linux for UltraSPARC systems], itweb.co, 14. januar 1999</ref>

I november 2005 lanserte Sun Microsystems [[filsystem]]et [[ZFS]] (''Zettabyte File System'') for operativsystemet [[Solaris (operativsystem)|Solaris]].<ref>[https://blogs.oracle.com/bonwick/entry/zfs_the_last_word_in ZFS: The Last Word in Filesystems], Jeff Bonwick's blog, Oracle Corporation, 31. oktober 2005</ref> Det ble i utgangspunktet lisensiert under en [[åpen kildekode]]lisens, og integrert i Linuxkjernen.  [[Oracle|Oracle Corporation]] endret i 2010 lisensen til en [[proprietær programvare|proprietær lisens]].<ref name="arstechnica">Ryan Paul: [http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/06/uptake-of-native-linux-zfs-port-hampered-by-license-conflict/ Uptake of native Linux ZFS port hampered by license conflict], arstechnica.com, 6. september 2009</ref>

Grunnet lisensieringsproblemer er det ikke mulig å videreutvikle ZFS for Linuxkjernen.<ref name="arstechnica"/><ref>Dustin Kirkland: [https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/02/18/zfs-licensing-and-linux/ ZFS Licensing and Linux], ubuntu.com, 18. februar 2016</ref> En rekke [[Linuxdistribusjon]]er har likevel hatt støtte for det.<ref name="ZFSonLinux">[http://zfsonlinux.org/ ZFS On Linux], Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory</ref> Eksempler er [[Arch Linux]], Debian, [[Fedora (Linux)|Fedora]], Gentoo, [[OpenSUSE]], [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]], [[CentOS]] og [[Ubuntu (operativsystem)|Ubuntu]].<ref name="ZFSonLinux"/> [[OpenZFS]] oppstod som en [[fork]] av ZFS i 2010,<ref>Bryan Cantrill: [http://www.slideshare.net/bcantrill/fork-yeah-the-rise-and-development-of-illumos Fork Yeah! The rise and Development of Illumos], slideshare.net, 8. desember 2011</ref> og støttes også av Linuxkjernen. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS («Xenial Xerus»), som ble lansert den 21. april 2016, gjør det mulig å installere OpenZFS som filsystem.<ref>[http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2016/04/21/ubuntu_16_04_lts_launched/ Ubuntu 16.04 LTS arrives today complete with forbidden ZFS] på [[The Register]] 21. april 2016)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/02/zfs-filesystem-will-be-built-into-ubuntu-16-04-lts-by-default/|title=ZFS filesystem will be built into Ubuntu 16.04 LTS by default|work=Ars Technica}}</ref><ref name="phoronix-Ubuntu16.04-ZFS">{{cite web|last1=Larabel|first1=Michael|title=Taking ZFS For A Test Drive On Ubuntu 16.04 LTS|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu-xenial-zfs&num=1|website=phoronix|publisher=Phoronix Media|accessdate=25. april 2016}}</ref><ref name="UbuntuMATE-ZFS">{{cite web|title=How to install ubuntu mate onto single sdd with zfs as main fs|url=https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/how-to-install-ubuntu-mate-onto-single-sdd-with-zfs-as-main-fs/3535|website=Ubuntu MATE|publisher=ubuntu-mate.community|accessdate=25. april 2016}}</ref>